| APARTMENTAL | • apartmental adj. Of or relating to apartment buildings. • APARTMENTAL adj. relating to an apartment. |
| CAPROLACTAM | • caprolactam n. (Organic chemistry) A lactam (cyclic amide) manufactured from cyclohexanone and used in the manufacture of nylon. • CAPROLACTAM n. a white crystalline cyclic amide used esp. in making one type of nylon. |
| METACARPALS | • metacarpals n. Plural of metacarpal. • METACARPAL n. a bone of the metacarpus. |
| PALATOVELAR | • palatovelar n. (Phonetics) A velar sound articulated further in the mouth at the area of soft palate; a palatized velar. |
| PARABLASTIC | • parablastic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the parablast. • PARABLASTIC adj. like a parablast. |
| PARACETAMOL | • paracetamol n. (Pharmacology) a synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve and reduce fever, usually taken in tablet form. • PARACETAMOL n. a mild analgesic and antipyretic drug, often recommended instead of aspirin. |
| PARALLACTIC | • parallactic adj. Of or pertaining to parallax. • PARALLACTIC adj. relating to parallax, also PARALLACTICAL. |
| PARANTHELIA | • paranthelia n. Plural of paranthelion. • PARANTHELION n. a diffuse whitish image of the sun, having the same altitude. |
| PARASITICAL | • parasitical adj. Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a parasite; parasitic. • PARASITICAL adj. of or like a parasite, also PARASITIC. |
| PARASTATALS | • parastatals n. Plural of parastatal. • PARASTATAL n. a parastatal concern. |
| PATRIARCHAL | • patriarchal adj. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable. • patriarchal adj. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy. • PATRIARCHAL adj. of, relating to, or being a patriarch or patriarchy. |
| PRAGMATICAL | • pragmatical adj. Alternative form of pragmatic (“practical”). • pragmatical adj. Alternative form of pragmatic (“officious, meddlesome”). • pragmatical adj. (Law) Relating to affairs of state. |
| PROTHALAMIA | • prothalamia n. Plural of prothalamion. • prothalamia n. Plural of prothalamium. • PROTHALAMIUM n. (Spenser) a song in honour of a marriage, also PROTHALAMION. |
| RAPTATORIAL | • RAPTATORIAL adj. predatory, also RAPTORIAL. |
| RATAPLANNED | • rataplanned v. Simple past tense and past participle of rataplan. • RATAPLAN v. to make a rapidly repeating sound, as on a drum. |